Welcome to Lesley Merritt's Science Wiki

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Lesley A. Merritt, Science Instructional Specialist

Center for Math & Science Education

WAAX 202; 1 University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR 72701

lmerritt@uark.edu

phone (479) 575-3875

cell (479) 530-8406

fax (479) 575-5680

http://www.uark.edu/~k12info/

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME REGARDING ANY INFORMATION BELOW OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL QUESTIONS.

(click the link to view agenda, documents, and summaries of activities)

Common Core State Standards & Next Generation Science Standards Information

Standards Updates and News

WORKSHOPS:

February 10, 2012: Green Forest Common Core Training 3rd-8th

JBU Spring 2012 Visit

Notebooking Part 1: December 1, 2011

Writing to Learn, November 17, 2011

Westfork Vocabulary Training November 7, 2011

June and July 2011: ADE Content Literacy for 5-8 and 9-12 Science Teachers

June 28-29, 2011 Story Book Science

June 7, 2011: K-5 ELA Common Core Training at Elkins Elementary

June 7, 2010: Ozark Kindergarten PD

August 10, 2009: ASTA Minigrant Workshop

May 19, 2009: Technology Workshop

April 14, 2009: Water Precious Water

March 31, 2009:  Hands-on Astronomy

December 6,2008: Technology for the Timid

November 3, 2008: Newtonian Rockets

October 20, 2008:  Easy Electricity for Elementary Educators

September25, 2008: U of A Science Methods-Magnets Lesson

September 13, 2008:  Rockets and Rollercoasters  

INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITATOR TRAINING

IF Year I Day 1 Training PowerPoint - ICIday1 rev 04 30 07.pptx

IF Year I Day 2 Training PowerPoint - IF Day 2 & 3 Combined NW Coop.ppt  

ADE IF Job Description  Instructional Facilitator description.doc

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Arkansas Curriculum Conference:  

November 2010 & 2011

Hamburger, Hotdog, Burrito There's More-Foldables in the Classroom 

November 2008

Kool Khemistry for Kids

1,2,3 Blastoff

Using Science Notebooks in the Elementary Classroom (presented by Jenny Gammill, Northwest Co-op Science Specialist)

Rogers Math & Science Mini-Conference:

K-1 Blast-off to Space 2009

K-3 Life Cycles  2009

Integrating Science Across the Curriculum 2010

Space Explorers Educators Conference, NASA 2009:  

Inferences: It's Not All a Guessing Game!

Presented by Lesley Merritt & Lisa Anderson

Educators Technology Conference, 2009

Web 2point0

Make My Life Easier

5-8 CMASE Summer Insititute 2009

http://bridgingthegap09.pbworks.com

5-9 CMASE Summer Institute 2010

http://www.explorationsinmathandscience.pbworks.com

OTHER COOL ACTIVITIES

Planet Book cut-out for kids:  Planet Book Presentation.ppt

Newton's Laws Activities Newton's Laws Lessons

OUTDOOR CLASSROOM IDEAS & GRANTS

 Clarksville slide show PP 03.ppt

 AR Forestry Outdoor Grant.pdf

     Arkansas Schoolyard Habitat Grant Application.pdf

 Summary of Grants for Outdoor Classroom.doc

 Root Elementary’s Outdoor Classroom Dream.ppt

Arkansas Natural Resources PowerPoint.ppt

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SURVEY FOR WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS 2011

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